Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Lindsey road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in West Lindsey in 2019, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (300), and casualties fell from 420.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,612 collisions in West Lindsey.

Collisions in 2019
238
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
338
Down 20% on 2018
Fatal collisions
13
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Lindsey in 2019

5.5% of collisions in West Lindsey in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.7% and 22% in West Lindsey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.5%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight18578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal185.3%
  • Serious5416%
  • Slight26679%

West Lindsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Lindsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 383 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 238, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210284
2024203273
2023217300
2022165224
2021173242
2020181244
2019238338
2018300420
2017284442
2016291417
2015290441
2014263379
2013290418
2012325481
2011325469
2010326448
2009309458
2008321488
2007330518
2006307491
2005367605
2004358536
2003349540
2002354584
2001318488
2000320478
1999361573
1998365583
1997314487
1996311490
1995327540
1994304434
1993372616
1992343522
1991321481
1990367568
1989383613
1988361549
1987338515
1986336492
1985327499
1984334464
1983333482
1982345500
1981356560
1980357517
1979343506

When and where crashes happen in West Lindsey in 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April18 (7.6%)
  • May20 (8.4%)
  • June16 (6.7%)
  • July19 (8%)
  • August19 (8%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November20 (8.4%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (63%)
  • Wet or damp81 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (29%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (5%)
  • 60 mph142 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Lindsey in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (71%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5553 (16%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.7%)
  • Over 7522 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (68%)
  • Passenger77 (23%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Lindsey in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Lindsey

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Lindsey ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Lindsey had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2019.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Lindsey in 2019

Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, DN21 2AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Lindsey in 2019, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Lindsey with the most crashes in 2019

The A46 had the most collisions in West Lindsey in 2019: 22, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Lindsey, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46224225
2ndA631202705
3rdA159193113
4thA156142112
5thA158132202
6thA15122012
7thB1398111612
8thA5781112
9thB12036601
10thB122561012
11thB120551001
12thA14801
13thB12024400
14thA10843310
15thA183301
16thB14333311
17thB14343300
18thA11032200
19thA11332202
20thA15002200

Towns in West Lindsey: crashes in 2019

Gainsborough had the most collisions of any town in West Lindsey in 2019: 36.

Postcode districts in West Lindsey: crashes in 2019

DN21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Lindsey in 2019: 83.

Latest crashes in West Lindsey in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Lindsey in 2019, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

West Lindsey road accidents in other years